Loughry v. State

OPINION

BRIGHAM, Justice.

Appellant Terrance Loughry challenges his conviction for perjury, a class A misdemeanor. See TexPenal Code Ann. § 37.02 (Vernon 1994). Because we find the trial court abused its discretion with the improper grant for cause of a potential juror, we reverse Loughry’s conviction and remand to the trial court for new trial.

Loughry was charged with four counts of making a false statement in filing an application and supporting documents for a place in the Republican party general primary election held on March 8, 1994. The district court transferred the case to the county…